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EMPIRE AUTO WHOLESALERS, LLC. is a automobile and other motor vehicle merchant wholesalers employer in SOUTH WINDSOR, CT. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 5 violations and $1,406 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 2, 2026.

EMPIRE AUTO WHOLESALERS, LLC.

280 SULLIVAN AVENUE, SOUTH WINDSOR, CT, 06074

Parent: HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC (1,322 locations)

423110 Top companies in Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers

Federal Enforcement
1
OSHA inspection
5 violations
$1,406 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
2.9
Industry Avg DART
2.2
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
1
OSHA Violations
5
Total Penalties
$1,406
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
3 years
Last Activity
3yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Rate
1.7/yr
Violation Severity Mix
60% serious$281 avg per violation$1,406 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$1,406 total across all agencies

Inspection Breakdown

Complaint
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 100% of inspections

Peer Comparison

67%
Above average violations
vs 37 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
50%

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SEC Enforcement(4)

$78,779,070 totallast: 2023-09-22

SEC Litigation Releases filed against HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC— every public-company employer profile shows the parent's SEC enforcement history. Source: sec.gov/litigation/litreleases.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

Part of a larger organization

EMPIRE AUTO WHOLESALERS, LLC. is one of 1,322 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC. HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC is a SEC public reporter (HOVVB), with most recent reported revenue of $3.0B.

Federal enforcement records on EMPIRE AUTO WHOLESALERS, LLC. represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC across all 1,322 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC

Other employers in Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers within CT

Industry context

Within the automobile and other motor vehicle merchant wholesalers industry in CT, EMPIRE AUTO WHOLESALERS, LLC. ranks in the 67th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 37 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 50th percentile of the same peer group.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.9 for the automobile and other motor vehicle merchant wholesalers sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.2.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 24 months.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is EMPIRE AUTO WHOLESALERS, LLC.'s OSHA violation history?
EMPIRE AUTO WHOLESALERS, LLC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 5 violations and $1,406 in total penalties.
How does EMPIRE AUTO WHOLESALERS, LLC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
EMPIRE AUTO WHOLESALERS, LLC. operates in the automobile and other motor vehicle merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on EMPIRE AUTO WHOLESALERS, LLC. of SOUTH WINDSOR, CT from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, SEC Litigation Releases, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 2, 2026. EMPIRE AUTO WHOLESALERS, LLC. resolves to the parent rollup HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC, which operates 1,322 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if EMPIRE AUTO WHOLESALERS, LLC.operates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.